Running Python in Visual Studio 2017, output not showing correctly?

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I was using a different IDE for running Python scripts, but I would like to switch over to Visual Studio. When I try testing simple scripts that work in the simple IDE, I can't figure out how to get my output to show correctly. I have tried running the debugger, pressing CTRL+F5, and pressing CTRL+F5 then CTRL+d, but all that happens is that a blank console pups up, and the cursor blinks actively.

I have run out of ways to rephrase this issue to get something helpful to show up in both Google search results and in StackOverflow. The main results I get are about antivirus software (thoroughly investigated, not the problem here) and articles about beginning Python in VS. How do I get my Python programs to show output correctly? And also am I using incorrect terminology?

What happens when I hit Ctrl+F5

Randall Goodwin · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-17 00:59:26Z

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Have you already gone through the Installation, Quickstarts and Tutorials here:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/python/overview-of-python-tools-for-visual-studio

Make sure the simple hello_world.py file with one line works:

print("Hello World")

If you still have problems, it may be that Visual Studio does not realize you have Python installed (i.e. if python is not in your path variables).

answered Jul 17, 2018 at 0:59

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